quivering in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for quivering in the English»French Dictionary

I.quiver [Brit ˈkwɪvə, Am ˈkwɪvər] N

1. quiver (trembling):

quiver (of voice, part of body)

tremblement m

quiver (of leaves)

frémissement m

a quiver of excitement

un frémissement d'excitation

2. quiver (for arrows):

quiver

carquois m

II.quiver [Brit ˈkwɪvə, Am ˈkwɪvər] VB intr

quiver hand, voice, lip, animal:

trembler (with de)

quiver leaves:

frémir

quiver wings, eyelids:

battre

quiver flame:

vaciller

Translations for quivering in the French»English Dictionary

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avoir des frétillements d'impatience

to be quivering with impatience

carquois

quiver

pantelant (pantelante) (palpitant) chair

quivering

frétiller d'aise/d'impatience

to be quivering with pleasure/impatience

palpitation (d'eau)

quivering

vibrant d'excitation/de colère/de joie

quivering with excitement/with anger/with joy

tressaillement (de plaisir, joie, d'espoir)

quiver (de of)

avoir des tressaillements (de plaisir, joie, d'espoir)

to quiver (de with)

tressaillir (de plaisir, joie, d'espoir)

to quiver (de with)

tremblement (de feuilles)

quivering

quivering in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for quivering in the English»French Dictionary

I.quiver¹ [ˈkwɪvə(r), Am -ɚ] N (shiver)

quiver

tremblement m

quiver excitement, fear

frisson m

II.quiver¹ [ˈkwɪvə(r), Am -ɚ] VB intr

quiver

frémir

to quiver with rage

trembler de colère

quiver² [ˈkwɪvə(r), Am -ɚ] N

quiver

carquois m

Translations for quivering in the French»English Dictionary

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être frétillant d'impatience

to quiver with impatience

être frétillant de joie

to be quivering with joy

carquois

quiver

frétiller d'impatience

to quiver with impatience

frétiller de joie

to be quivering with joy

tressaillir

to quiver

palpiter animal

to quiver

frémir ailes

to quiver

quivering Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to quiver with rage

trembler de colère

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In flight, it holds its wings stiffly, alternating between rapid, quivering flaps and longer glides.

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Her ear-rings are described not as radiant, but as quivering, signifying her unstable nature.

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Its call was a slight quivering whistle ending with a long trill.

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The retired major general was apoplectic, his handlebar moustache quivering.

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Late afternoon, and the old ground was quivering with clamorous celebration.

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It is the female that engages in courtship displays, approaching the male and quivering her wings while holding the body in a horizontal posture.

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The males perform an elaborate quivering courtship display several metres above the females, before copulation.

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May the lonely pools of science, art and heaven congeal into a sea of quivering being.

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First, an oval dish of quivering shiny stuff that looks like a biohazard, then one of dayglo rice grains, and a big floppy thing resembling an oven glove.

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